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Christmas Challenge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2011 at 05:01:15 (UTC)

Reason
The two images I've presented here receive a lot of use. Lets do better. I'm thinking here of a typical household tree, not something like the $11m Abu Dhabi tree.
Articles in which this image appears
Lots

Gallery of Entrants

One - Christmas Tree
Two - Christmas Tree
Three - Christmas Tree
Four - Christmas Tree
Five - Christmas Tree
Six - Christmas Tree

Votes

Please restrict yourself to two votes or less. Voice any concerns here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purpy Pupple (talkcontribs) 08:01, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:32, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Einstein in 1921

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2011 at 06:09:42 (UTC)

Reason
Pretty amazing portrait of Einstein and at over 8 mp I think the quality is there. A crop of this was nominated in 2008 which failed, but appeared to have a sock puppet issue.. not sure what went on then.
Articles in which this image appears
Albert Einstein, Wormholes in fiction, List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Ferdinand Schmutzer

*Note: Someone uploaded a new tweaked version over the original at 14:01, 29 December 2010, I reverted it, it should be uploaded as a separate file and listed as an alt... — raekyt 17:54, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:05, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Town hall Großbottwar

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Jan 2011 at 16:31:57 (UTC)

Original - The town hall of Großbottwar, Baden-Württemberg.
Edit 1 - brightened shadows
Reason
nice light, good quality, interesting view
Articles in which this image appears
Großbottwar
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Felix König

Comments on the edit, please. Makeemlighter (talk) 22:26, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rathaus Großbottwar neu edit.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:07, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Seppuku

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jan 2011 at 01:12:26 (UTC)

Original - A warrior about to perform seppuku.
Reason
After I placed the picture up for peer review, I believe that this meets Featured picture criteria.
Articles in which this image appears
Disembowelment, Seppuku
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Waiapo

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Maasai woman

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jan 2011 at 15:13:00 (UTC)

Original - Portrait of a Maasai woman, with shaved head, stretched earlobes, and beaded adornments, typical of the Maasai culture
Reason
Very good resolution and image quality. Shows some features typical of the Maasai culture, including a shaved head, stretched earlobes, beadwork, and tartan shúkà (cloth draped around the body).
Articles in which this image appears
Maasai people
FP category for this image
People/Traditional
Creator
William Warby

Promoted File:Maasai woman with stretched ears.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Balistapus undulatus

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jan 2011 at 15:48:11 (UTC)

Original - The Orange-lined, Orange-striped or Undulated Triggerfish is up to 30cm long, feeds on coral, crabs and invertebrates, and is found up to 50m deep in Indo-Pacific tropical seas.
Reason
I think this is one of the best fish images we have - perfect encyclopaedic composition, good technicals.
Articles in which this image appears
Orange-lined triggerfish, List of marine aquarium fish species
FP category for this image
Animals/Fish
Creator
Hans Hillewaert (photograph), Papa Lima Whiskey (edit)

Promoted File:Balistapus undulatus (Nausicaä).jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:10, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Grey Shrike-thrush

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jan 2011 at 01:35:49 (UTC)

Original - Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica), Mortimer Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
The best available image of this species. It was actually pouring with rain, this is the source of the lines in the background.
Articles in which this image appears
Grey Shrikethrush
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Noodle snacks

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:33, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Red-necked Stint

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jan 2011 at 01:38:25 (UTC)

Original - Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis), Winter Plumage, Ralph's Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
Very few available images for this species. The shells give good context.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-necked Stint
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Noodle snacks

Promoted File:Calidris ruficollis 2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:38, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Hoary-headed Grebe

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jan 2011 at 01:40:43 (UTC)

Original - Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
Reason
Another attempt at getting the crop right. It isn't overexposed either.
Articles in which this image appears
Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Noodle snacks

Promoted File:Poliocephalus poliocephalus RB.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:41, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jan 2011 at 13:47:30 (UTC)

Original - Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, primary figures of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, meeting in Washington D.C. They had both come to hear the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Reason
Despite its technical shortcomings, the encylopedic value of the image is absolutely exceptional. It is the only occasion on which MLK and Malcolm X met, for around one minute. A photographer was fortunately at hand to document it.
Articles in which this image appears
Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Civil Rights Act of 1964
FP category for this image
People/Political
Creator
Marion S. Trikosko

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:24, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Golden toad

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jan 2011 at 11:03:36 (UTC)

Original - A male golden toad. The species has been considered extinct since around 1989, part of a world-wide decline in amphibian populations.
Edit - Dust, dirt, and scanning artifacts removed.
Reason
This one may be a little controversial. Yes, the quality is not sky-high, but this is one of those cases where we should be happy with slightly substandard quality- this species is extinct. We're never going to get another photo of it, and this is by far the best one online, never mind the best free one. I think this comfortably meets the featured picture criteria.
Articles in which this image appears
Golden toad, Bufo, Decline in amphibian populations, frog, extinction, holocene extinction, amphibian, others. It is used in hundreds of articles because of presence in templates.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Charles H. Smith

Promoted File:Bufo periglenes2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:28, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Wax Apple

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Jan 2011 at 08:22:30 (UTC)

Original - Syzygium samarangense fruit (syn. Eugenia javanica), a species in the Myrtaceae family, together with its cross-section
Reason
High EV, no other high resolution/quality photos available in Wikipedia. This is the next contribution for my fruit series. Common names for the fruit include wax apple and (my favorite) love apple.
Articles in which this image appears
Syzygium samarangense, Myrtaceae and Syzygium
FP category for this image
Plants/Fruits
Creator
SMasters
No, it is not upside down. The stem is at the top. SMasters (talk) 00:29, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The size is within the requirements for an FP. It's a small fruit. How big should it be? SMasters (talk) 00:32, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Big enough to see a bit more detail. 4 cm not that small. Jó Kritika (talk) 02:25, 4 January 2011 (UTC)reply[reply]
It's already bigger than File:Sugar apple with cross section.jpg. SMasters (talk) 03:04, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My concern is actually the insufficient detail. Take a look at File:Rambutan white background alt.jpg. Even something that small has better detail than this. Maybe not bright enough to see the texture. Jó Kritika (talk) 04:07, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I understand what you are saying, but the rambutan has a lot of interesting features, and this just has a waxy surface, with the inside looking exactly like what you would see if you had the fruit in your hand. Not anything more than what is already shown. SMasters (talk) 04:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Added fruit to the caption. Not sure how else to crop it. SMasters (talk) 03:04, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --J Milburn (talk) 18:14, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jan 2011 at 21:52:53 (UTC)

Original - Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate
Reason
High Ev as lead image also Featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, El Español de la Historia,Long-term potentiation, List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine,List of Spaniards
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Anonymous but Restoration by Garrondo

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:46, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Sofia Public Mineral Baths

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jan 2011 at 20:27:31 (UTC)

Original - Sofia Public Mineral Baths
Reason
High encyclopedic value, high quality representation of The Main Entrance to one of the major landmarks in the Bulgarian Capital.
Articles in which this image appears
Sofia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
MrPanyGoff

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:11, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



FA-18 lands aboard a carrier

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jan 2011 at 23:45:11 (UTC)

Original - A 3-wire landing is considered to be the best kind. There are four cables that cross the deck and hitting the third one is safest and means the pilot came in at the perfect spot (really hard to hit, especially at night).
Reason
An interesting video clip of a carrier landing for an FA/18
Articles in which this image appears
Aircraft carrier, Landing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Robert Scoble

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:11, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Panellus Stipticus

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2011 at 03:44:54 (UTC)

Original - Panellus stipticus a bioluminescent fungi is a common and widely distributed species that grows on decaying deciduous trees, especially beech, oak, and birch. The bioluminescent effect seen here is called foxfire. Photo taken at 800 ISO and a 8 minute exposure. A flashlight was used to add highlight lighting on the tree trunk.
Reason
This is a photo of a bio-luminescent fungi. It has great EV for the articles it appears on. This photo was nominated once before, but failed to earn the promotion because of a lack of votes.
Articles in which this image appears
Panellus stipticus, Bioluminescence, Foxfire (bioluminescence), List of light sources, Medicinal mushrooms
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Ylem
Both. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:18, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:PanellusStipticusAug12 2009.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:39, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Philippine Frogmouth

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2011 at 22:53:07 (UTC)

Nominated edit - The Philippine Frogmouth, Batrachostomus septimus, is a nocturnal bird that is found throughout the Philippine archipelago.
Alt edit 1 - Saturation closer to photographs of the species, creator's signature and fine feathers preserved. Good separation of subject and background.
Reason
High-res, high quality scan of renowned illustrator's work, perfectly suits taxobox use in two articles. Looks like it will pass on Commons, too.
Articles in which this image appears
Philippine Frogmouth, Batrachostomus
FP category for this image
Animals/Birds
Creator
Joseph Smit

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:19, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Cannabis bud - Macro

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jan 2011 at 03:11:16 (UTC)

Original - Close up shot of a sinsemilla bud
Reason
High quality, resolution and thus EV, depicts trichomes, red hairs, and other characteristics with scientific quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Cannabis (drug)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants

Not Promoted --Jujutacular talk 07:33, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Dohna Tower

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jan 2011 at 15:08:25 (UTC)

Original - The Dohna Tower, which was the last German stronghold to surrender following the 1945 storming of Königsberg.
Reason
Good illustration of a major Königsberg fortification (and currently the best one available imho). Recently transcluded to Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Königsberg fortifications
FP category for this image
History
Creator
Digr

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:24, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Production

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jan 2011 at 10:38:34 (UTC)

Original - Six of the James Webb Space Telescope beryllium mirror segments undergoing a series of cryogenic tests at the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Reason
Very high technical standard image, using specialized filters on the flash to make the industrial sterilized environment of the clean room seem more dynamic and interesting than it would of if it was shot with natural light. This image is taking during the production of the mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope before the final gold coating and just before the cryogenic testing. This is the second attempt at nomination, the first attempt failed to get the required number of votes.
Articles in which this image appears
James Webb Space Telescope
FP category for this image
Aeronautics and aviation/Space
Creator
NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham/Emmett Given
Person... Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:32, 5 January 2011 (UTC) [reply]
The mirror is so good that the reflection counts too! Purpy Pupple (talk) 22:58, 6 January 2011 (UTC) [reply]

Promoted File:James Webb Space Telescope Mirror37.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:29, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Divine conch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jan 2011 at 17:54:53 (UTC)

Original - This Indian Ocean species is considered to be sacred and is one of the Eight auspicious symbols in Hinduism and Buddhism. The live animal is notable for having gills and an operculum.
Reason
Commons FP giving comprehensive views of a shell. High res and satisfactory image quality imo. Note that there is currently a backlog of a further four Commons FPs by the same creator, also depicting various snail shells.
Articles in which this image appears
Turbinella pyrum
FP category for this image
Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell

Promoted File:Turbinella pyrum 01.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:36, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



River Wey by Waverley Abbey

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jan 2011 at 20:46:29 (UTC)

Original - The protected Waverley Abbey site is situated by the River Wey. Above the hillcrest of the river bank is Waverley Manor.
Reason
High resolution and high quality photo of Waverley Abbey. The highlights of the photo are perfect with the swan in the corner being timed perfectly. Everything comes out well.
Articles in which this image appears
Waverley Abbey
FP category for this image
Landscape architecture in England
Creator
Jaguar

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:37, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Tonna galea

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jan 2011 at 17:00:53 (UTC)

Original - Tonna galea is a very large sea snail found in seas around New Zealand up to depths of 35 metres. Its saliva contains 2-4 % sulfuric acid, by means of which it kills its prey, sea stars.
Alt edit 1: new composition, better for the info box?
Reason
Was promoted on Commons a while ago, and I found it today and added it to its en article. Same quality work as we're used to from Llez.
Articles in which this image appears
Tonna galea
FP category for this image
Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell

Early voters: which one? Makeemlighter (talk) 17:33, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support alt I am not an early voter, but I take this anyway.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 17:43, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt aspect ratio is closer to the Golden Ratio; more symmetric. Purpy Pupple (talk) 21:35, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tonna galea 02.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:21, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Richea scoparia

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Jan 2011 at 08:26:57 (UTC)

Original - Richea scoparia between Waterfall Valley and Lake Holmes, Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania Australia. The spike is around 6cm high.
Reason
Good image for the white form of this alpine plant. This is the second nomination, the first nomination did not get enough votes to pass.
Articles in which this image appears
Richea scoparia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Noodle snacks with some saturation tweaks done by raeky.

Promoted File:Richea Scoparia-2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:21, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



California Slender Salamander

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Jan 2011 at 08:22:50 (UTC)

Original - The California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) has a narrow head and body.
Reason
A compelling high-resolution portrait of a California Slender Salamander to illustrate the morphology section (which mentions the shape of the head)
Articles in which this image appears
California Slender Salamander#Morphology
FP category for this image
Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Kaldari

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:12, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Century of Progress

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jan 2011 at 07:17:03 (UTC)

Original - A poster advertising the "Century of Progress" world fair held in Chicago in 1933
Reason
High quality scan, restoration, good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Century of Progress
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Weimer Pursell, restored by Jujutacular

Promoted File:Chicago world's fair, a century of progress, expo poster, 1933, 2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:58, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Limitations in bump mapping

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jan 2011 at 20:57:26 (UTC)

Original - In 3D computer graphics, bumps, wrinkles and dents on the surface of an object can be simulated by using bump mapping. A bump map changes the way the surface appears to reflect or refract light and can increase the realism of computer-generated images without significantly increasing render times. The technique is limited in that it does not actually modify the shape of the underlying object. On the left, a mathematical function defining a bump map simulates a crumbling surface on a sphere, but the object's outline and shadow remain those of a perfect sphere. On the right, the same function is used to modify the surface of a sphere by generating an isosurface. This actually models a sphere with a bumpy surface with the result that both its outline and its shadow are rendered realistically.
Test 1 example image with a narrower angle of view and high quality render settings turned off
Version 2 improved perspective version with fog and focal blur turned off.
Reason
This is a simple raytraced image illustrating a key (and therefore encyclopaedically valuable) limitation in the 3D-model texturing technique known as bump mapping. See the caption and the very detailed description on the image page itself for more, or have a look at the bump mapping article itself.
One guarded positive comment to an early version was made at Wikipedia:Picture_peer_review/Archives/Oct-Dec_2010#Bump_map_vs_isosurface which I should respond to: there are certainly better examples of raytracing available on Wikipedia (some of them are featured already), but that is not what this image is representing - it is representing a specific technique in raytracing using an arguably compelling "spot the difference" approach. There is nothing else which adequately illustrates this limitation so it is wikipedia's finest from that respect.
Articles in which this image appears
Bump mapping (an older version of the image)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Mathematics (since it graphically represents a mathematical modelling technique)
Creator
GDallimore (Talk)
I reread it and understand the concept now. One way has a perfect circle, the other doesn't. Consider making it simpler or quicker to understand though. The other thing is part of the caption discusses "changing the actual surface" in a manner that suggest physical actions. But the whole thing is a model. So this wording could be improved (common issue with modelers).TCO (talk) 09:28, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not pushing this, but maybe if you had some red dashed line or the like for the outline, it would help make it clear faster for blockheads like me, what the key point is. Other than that thee bumps look great and so the shadows.TCO (talk) 09:31, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree it's hard to spot some of the key differences in the thumbnail, but I don't agree that it's difficult in the full-size or even preview versions. The differences are always going to be quite subtle, since bump-mapping is a pretty good technique despite its limitations, so I don't think there's any way to really make the differences stand out in the thumb version without really pushing the technique to its limits so that the bump-mapped sphere just looked terrible. I don't think the lines and circles you suggest adding would help. I'll have a final think about the blurb - I tried to be pretty careful about the whole "modelling" thing, but see a couple of places it can be improved, so thanks. GDallimore (Talk) 20:49, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Friend, just fix the blurb and it is copacetic (and I will support you). I agree the red dashed lines would be bafugly. And yeah, I can easily see "it" when I know what to look for. But weeding through all that spinach about the programs and all makes it hard to get the key aha right away. Look how simply I expressed it when I finally understood it was circle verus non-circle. I would not write a caption like that even in a formal science paper, nor would I do it in Wikipedia (although oddly sometimes Wiki acts more technical than real technical articles). I remember reading something on "how to write science papers" (some book or such) that figure captions are some of the most high value text you have in your entire manuscript, so hone them. I think you can actually keep all the detail, but just say something at the very front to the effect of "Bal on the left has a perfectly circular outline while the one on the right has a bumped outline." (then still include all the stuff about the programs and all in later sentences). But call the reader attention to the key visual aspect of the picture first, rather than making him read through all that stuff, think, look, think, look. Also, I think referring to the surface as if it were an actual physical object is confusing (and wrong, there was a great review paper done on how mathematical modeller's language of discussing things as reality can actually affect their work negatively.) Anyhow. Good luck, man. It's really no big deal, just sharing in case it helps.TCO (talk) 20:59, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry if my reply came across as suggesting you were being unhelpful. That really wasn't the intention and my "thanks" were meant honestly. And the suggestion to get the main point across early is a great one. GDallimore (Talk) 21:05, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:54, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Lady Margaret Beaufort

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jan 2011 at 01:12:07 (UTC)

Original - Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby was the mother of King Henry VII of England. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses and an influential matriarch of the House of Tudor. The portrait features her family crest, and the words "souvent me souvient", Medieval French for "think of me often", now used as the motto of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Christ's College, Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge.
Reason
Noted picture of a remarkable and important woman. This more medieval style isn't something we see a lot at FPC- we have featured pictures of her great-grandchildren, but even they are noticably more modern. Very high quality reproduction, obvious EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Lady Margaret Beaufort, List of Manx consorts
FP category for this image
People/Royalty
Creator
Unknown
The crest is her family crest (House_of_Beaufort). No idea about the phrase. While I'm here I may as well support it. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 10:51, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Borrowed from St John's College, Cambridge- "The College motto is souvent me souvient, supplied by Lady Margaret Beaufort, and written in Mediaeval French. It is inscribed over gates, lintels and within tympana throughout the college, functioning as a triple pun. It means 'I often remember', 'think of me often' and, when spoken (exploiting the homonym souvent me sous vient), 'I often pass beneath it' (referring to the inscriptions). The college shares its motto with Christ's College, Cambridge and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford". I seem to remember reading somewhere about her telling Henry to "think of me often". J Milburn (talk) 12:50, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Expanded on the issue in the caption and on the image page. J Milburn (talk) 12:53, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
More detail than I thought would be available, good work. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 02:10, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lady Margaret Beaufort from NPG.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:16, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Margaret Gorman and pet Greyhound

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Original - Margaret Gorman posing with her pet Greyhound, "Long Goodie", in April 1925
Reason
After looking through hundreds of images in Commons categories, this one caught my eye for the interesting pose of Gorman (the first Miss America) and her pet Greyhound. This is my first effort at attempting to restore an image beyond the basic dust and scratches, which made for a fun and challenging endeavor. The 1920s image is high-quality and provides a great representation of several topics.
Articles in which this image appears
Margaret Gorman, Greyhound, Pet
FP category for this image
Culture & Lifestyle
Creator
National Photo Company Collection
Initial unedited image

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:30, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Tutufa bufo

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Original - Tutufa bufo shell
Reason
Featured on Commons, high quality, good EV, used in other national Wiki.
Articles in which this image appears
Tutufa bufo, Tutufa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator
George Chernilevsky

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:25, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Zachary Taylor by Joseph Henry Bush

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Original - Zachary Taylor by Joseph Henry Bush
Reason
It is a high quality image of the official White house painting of the former US president and is highly encyclopedic
Articles in which this image appears
links to the article/s that use this image, in order of where the image has highest encyclopaedic value
FP category for this image
People, Artwork
Creator
Original artist of the painting was Joseph Henry Bush, uploader was Scewing

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:26, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Maxim Gorky

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Original - Black and white film copy negative of Maxim Gorky, half-length portrait, facing front, C. 1906.
Edit 1 - Exposure on the face reduced.
Reason
High quality, restored version of an historic image of a notable Russian political figure.
Articles in which this image appears
Maxim Gorky, List of Russian language novelists, List of Russian people
FP category for this image
People, History
Creator
Herman Mishkin, N.Y. Restoration by Fallschirmjäger
I've uploaded a new version with reduced exposure on his face. Fallschirmjäger  16:02, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Maxim Gorky LOC Restored edit1.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:06, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Henry Compton

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Original - A portrait of Henry Compton by Godfrey Kneller. Bishop of Oxford from 1674 to 1676 and bishop of London from 1675 to 1713, Compton is known for being one of the Immortal Seven who wrote to William III, Prince of Orange (later William III of England) asking him to force James II of England to make his daughter Mary heir, rather than the newborn Catholic James Francis Edward Stuart.
Reason
Top-notch reproduction of a lovely painting of a notable subject by a notable artist. What more could you want? I believe this would be our first FP of a bishop.
Articles in which this image appears
Henry Compton (bishop)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Godfrey Kneller

Promoted File:Henry Compton by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:52, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Fomalhaut debris disk

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Original - Debris disk around Fomalhaut (small spot of in the center)
Alternate
Reason
Unlike previous images, this recent one has no black gap near "iris" and is literally eye-catching.
Articles in which this image appears
Fomalhaut
FP category for this image
Looking out
Creator
NASA/Hubble
  • As I wrote above, that image has a black gap above the center. Putting it here anyway for preferences. Twilightchill t 01:51, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • It seems that the version nominated here also has a chunk in the middle missing or taken from significantly different exposures (hence the dark "pupil" in center of the "eye"), presumably because it would not be possible to photograph the debris disk without covering up the star Fomalhaut (or else the star would overpower everything else). So missing chunks near the center is in fact commonplace. Purpy Pupple (talk) 06:00, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Town hall Saalfelden

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Original - The town hall of Saalfelden, Austria.
Reason
nice view and weather
Articles in which this image appears
Saalfelden
FP category for this image
link to category from WP:FP that best describes the image (check categories first)
Creator
Felix König

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:15, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Determinants of Gastric Acid Secretion

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Diagram depicting the major determinants of gastric acid secretion, with inclusion of drug targets for peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Edit with paths replaced by web-safe fonts (thanks, I guess we worked on it at the same time. instead of using webfonts I just converted my fonts to paths. I appreciate your help --Vanwa71 (talk) 08:02, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Reason
This image complements the other available image regarding gastric acid secretion in that it includes the pharmacological targets.
Articles in which this image appears
Gastric acid
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
Adam L. VanWert, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

*Weak oppose It is a well made educational diagram, but as an image, I feel it's not eye catching and aesthetic enough to promote to FP status. Maybe you could break the image down so it's a bit less busy? Regardless, please please PLEASE continue to create images like this for WP - even if they're not FP material! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:58, 12 January 2011 (UTC) [reply]

  • The issue, Dr. VanWert, isn’t whether the graphic is instructional; it clearly is. My point is that to be fairly regarded as an exemplary showcase of the art of graphic-making and implementation on Wikipedia (worthy of being considered a Featured Picture), the reader shouldn’t have to click the graphic to begin getting value from it. For instance, the graph showing the stability of the International Prototype Kilogram is one such graphic that is fully usable by looking at it as placed in the article. No, that one isn’t an FP candidate, but it illustrates the principle of usability. Yours isn’t the first FP nomination that had to be clicked on to even begin fathoming what was in it. Greg L (talk) 04:13, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
1. Is it possible to just change the image size so that it spans the page? Like a panorama or some such? 2. It's a great diagram. 3. I do wonder if it is appropriate for the article. Perhaps writing an article on production of gastric acid or protein digestion (if a better choice does not exist)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TCO (talkcontribs) 06:31, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The article is on gastric acid, and that is exactly what the diagram is about. The purpose of gastric acid is partly to enhance protein digestion, so I don't believe that should be a separate article at all. I'm sure I can make the image larger, but not sure how well that would be received. I still see nothing wrong with clicking on it. There is a very extensive figure legend once you click on it, so how exactly does the fact that it must be clicked on reduce its value? I don't want to dominate the page with a large picture. --Vanwa71 (talk) 12:28, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Question Do we have a policy regarding single-purpose editors and single-purpose I.P.s whose one and only contribution to Wikipedia is to vote on a particular picture here? Do their votes count? This sort of thing could even lead to a room-full of students—anxious to curry favor with a college instructor—coming here to game the system and complement the instructor responsible for this graphic. Greg L (talk) 21:01, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets." It's at the top of this page! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 21:35, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
D’oH! Thanks. Greg L (talk) 22:18, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, this one could be awkward to close. J Milburn (talk) 00:44, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hang in there, man. I have no idea how to help you, but have experienced similar feelings on this sort of thing.TCO (talk) 06:48, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well I thought you vectorized it before.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 08:20, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note (from Greg L): I made a page-flow edit so the text flows like this at Gastric acid. I see that User:Vanwa71 (Dr. VanWert) increased this graphic to 700 pixels but left the thumb with right-placement, which forces text to the left of it. I like that general concept (making the graphic actually usable as placed in the article). However, the trouble with that (shown HERE) is it leaves text to the left of the graphic crowded beyond all comprehension for readers with low-resolution monitors (1280 and below).

Webmasters nowadays optimize page layout assuming a minimum monitor size of 1024 pixels; below that, horizontal scroll bars will appear on your browser window and you have to scroll left & right to see all the content. For an example of this, see MSNBC.com. Shrink the window until the horizontal scroll bar appears. That occurs at about 1012 pixels. By centering the graphic and forcing text below it with the ((-)) template, we can even enlarge the graphic a bit more and ensure no text is crowded. I’ll noodle now about changing my vote since I can now concentrate on its EV (encyclopedic value) and its quality.

I am much inclined to change to “support” since Wikipedia desperately needs contributions from experts in their fields (rather than the wet-behind-the-ears novices we usually get). Most Ph.D.s I’ve encountered (many) while researching articles are totally baffled at how I am willing to A) devote time to Wikipedia without attribution, and B) put up with the frustration of less-knowledgeable 8th graders who can revert what you write. Greg L (talk) 17:11, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Conditional support: It's a great detailed graphic. My issue was the integration with the article (why I wanted an article on gastric acid production). If the nominator will edit the text below so that it actually goes through the process and explains the process, than I would support. Right now, that discussion does not even refer to the non-pariteal cells, so the reader has a "huh" factor going on when moving from image to text. I would certainly expect that inline text in a bio or medicine text would go into more detail of the process. I'm not just copying GregL, it's just a common sense response. If you don't change the text, than the diagram is overkill and too complicated in regards to the article. I think doing a subpage on gastric acid production or regulation might be the way to go. Because you go into way more detail on this aspect. Also because it will be a lot more technical than the rest of that article. That said, I could be OK with a longish section as well as long as it explains the process and the diagram. I also want to motivate the nom to prevail and share his frustration with teh wiki, and have a (non-medical) technical background.TCO (talk) 18:02, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good job man, keep after it!TCO (talk) 01:55, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You're awesome. Just thought you should know that. NauticaShades 17:17, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I couldn't help myself and worked on the lead in that article a bit. The whole article is a bluelinked mess. I bet it would be easier to understand even reading a completely technical source. Seems like ZERO effort was made to really explain to even a general science educated person, what is really going on. TCO (talk) 01:53, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn. --Vanwa71 (talk) 01:17, 17 January 2011 (UTC) Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:37, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Tracy Caldwell Dyson in Cupola

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Original - Tracy Caldwell-Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below during Expedition 24
Reason
Beautiful picture of a human looking at the Earth from space. Both the plain-clothed human and the round Earth are more identifiable that the usual image of a human in a space suit or a straight-down view from Earth orbit. Greatly enhances the Cupola article by demonstrating the module's unique value.
Articles in which this image appears
Cupola (ISS module), Tracy Caldwell Dyson, International Space Station
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator
NASA/Douglas Wheelock

Promoted File:Tracy Caldwell Dyson in Cupola ISS.jpg --Maedin\talk 19:10, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Mantra-Rock Dance promotional poster, January 1967

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Original - The original promotional poster for the Mantra-Rock Dance concert held on January 29, 1967 at the San Francisco Avalon Ballroom. (Harvey W.Cohen, 1966)
Reason
The image:
Articles in which this image appears
Mantra-Rock Dance, Allen Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Avalon Ballroom.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle and/or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Harvey W.Cohen
  • Response A few points to address Greg's concerns:
  1. the image has high EV as the only known extant image (or any media) pertaining to the Mantra-Rock Dance, a significant event in the history of the hippie movement. It has already added EV to 7 articles and counting. That is, it is "among the best examples of a given subject that the encyclopedia has to offer";
  2. the original poster is a historical artifact that cannot be replaced, enhanced, or reproduced;
  3. 43 years after the event, good originals are pretty rare, but this scan is crisp, clear, of sufficient resolution, and taken off a well-preserved original;
  4. per WP:WIAFP, such historical images do not have to be (a) of the highest quality, (b) of the highest resolution, or (c) "classically beautiful at all" to qualify as WP:FP.
As for the headache – I'm sorry, but you've got to watch out: it's a psychedelic poster, after all. :) Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 12:01, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Again, could that be part of its being a psychedelic poster? Otherwise I can check with the author if it's not too late to fix it. :) Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 12:01, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Dunno if this is a sarcasm over the Internet thing, but I'm pretty damn sure that's deliberate... J Milburn (talk) 00:47, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:1967 Mantra-Rock Dance Avalon poster.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:49, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Red-capped Plover (breeding plumage)

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Original - Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus), Breeding Plumage, Ralph's Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
I did nominate and successfully pass another image of this species, but the breeding plumage is different. A bird field guide would have images of both, so should we. I'd suggest showing them together if it comes to POTD.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-capped Plover
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Charadrius ruficapillus Breeding Plumage.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Black-headed Honeyeater

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Original - Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis), Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
Commons is thin for this species too (one other image).
Articles in which this image appears
Black-headed Honeyeater
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Melithreptus affinis Bruny.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:34, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen

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Original - Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen the 29th Secretary of State of the United States
Reason
High Ev as lead image. very good for its time
Articles in which this image appears
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, List of Secretaries of State of the United States, List of United States Senators from New Jersey, 1844 Whig National Convention,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Mathew Brady and Levin Corbin Handy
Comment This image and this one are of the same nature and both are featured. Spongie555 (talk) 04:24, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Granted, but I would honestly say those two are stronger. Both have slightly better compositions; they both draw you into the image, and say something about the subject. Frelinghuysen just looks bored. I also note that the DOF is stronger on both of them. I agree that, in practice, portrait FPs are a little odd, but I don't think this one has the umph. J Milburn (talk) 22:31, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
He looks more serious then bored. Also probably beacause he had to sit still for a long time to pose he would look bored because I know I would(last part personal opinion). Spongie555 (talk) 02:50, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:55, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

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Original - George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll was a Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.
Reason
So many lovely portraits, so little time. A noticably more modern painting (again by a very notable artist) of a rather curious looking nobleman who is known for his political service and academic writings.
Articles in which this image appears
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India
FP category for this image
People/Political
Creator
George Frederic Watts

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 14:37, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Church Telde

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Original - Iglesia de San Juan Bautista, Telde
Edit - Perspective distortion mitigated.
Reason
why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
Articles in which this image appears
Telde
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Felix König

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Liberty Leading the People (2nd nomination)

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Original - Liberty Leading the People (French: La Liberté guidant le peuple) is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled Charles X. A woman personifying Liberty leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen, holding the tricolore flag of the French Revolution in one hand and brandishing a bayonetted musket with the other. This is perhaps Delacroix's best-known painting, having carved its own niche in popular culture.
Alternate
Reason
The first nomination wasn't promoted due to lack of votes, but it is a high quality picture with lots of EV, not to mention that it was a featured picure on Wikimedia Commons and Turkish Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Liberty Leading the People, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, History of painting, Romanticism, and much more.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Eugène Delacroix

Not Promoted --Jujutacular talk 19:27, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Blue-winged Parrot

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Original - Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma), Mortimer Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Edit - Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma), Mortimer Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
Best available image of species. I think File:Neophema chrysostoma mortimer.jpg is a juvenile. This is one of the more wary Tasmanian parrots.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-winged Parrot
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Noodle snacks
It's still too bright. The branch is overexposed, but perhaps just a slight decrease in brightness would make me change my mind (even though I don't favor the "stay-away-from-me" posture of the bird). Jó Kritika (talk) 01:53, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No it isn't (overexposed). It is a dead eucalypt branch (1, 2 etc). I've posted an edit, burning the branch, but it'd be an edit for aesthetics, not accuracy, if anything. JJ Harrison (talk) 10:08, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Which one? Makeemlighter (talk) 02:16, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Neophema chrysostoma mortimer 2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Eilean Donan Castle

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Original - Eilean Donan Castle as viewed from the south-east at sunrise.
Reason
Surprise! Me again. ;-) Haven't had a lot of time for photography recently, but managed a trip up to Skye in Scotland and was spoilt by the lighting as I passed this castle. It's high resolution with (I think) a pleasing composition showing both the castle and the surrounding Highland landscape quite well.
Articles in which this image appears
Eilean Donan Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:57, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Wilmer W. Tanner

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side portrait of bespectacled Wilmer W. Tanner putting his hand in a stuffed tiger's mouth and peering at it's face. The tiger's mouth is open
Curator Tanner with a donated tiger at the BYU Life Sciences Museum in 1973
Reason
Articles in which this image appears
Wilmer W. Tanner, Taxidermy, BYU Life Sciences Museum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Creator was BYU official photographer. Uploaded by TCO. Image improvement assistance from Dschwen and Kaldari and Smalljim.
cleaned up version

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:24, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Utopia, Limited poster

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Original - Utopia Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress, is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. This color lithograph of the Drawing Room Scene advertises a 1894 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production in New York.
Reason
This is a high quality contemporary poster that nicely illustrates the article Utopia, Limited.
Articles in which this image appears
Utopia, Limited, Gilbert and Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Strobridge & Co. Lith. (edited by Adam Cuerden)
The unedited original version from LOC consists of 32 squares. The seams between and other flaws have been cleaned up in this version. That faint horizontal band in the background on the left is also present in the original, so it is not a stitching error but something else. --KFP (contact | edits) 21:32, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Utopia Limited Poster.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:38, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Intermediate phases of the Biham-Middleton-Levine Traffic Model

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Original - The Biham-Middleton-Levine traffic model for a 144 x 89 lattice, with a traffic density of 38%. The model has self-organized to a periodic intermediate phase. The red cars and blue cars take turns to move; the red ones only move rightwards, and the blue ones move downwards. Every time, all the cars of the same colour try to move one step if there is no car in front of it. Please note that the video has been sped up such that only one in four frames is shown.
Original - The Biham-Middleton-Levine traffic model for a 144 x 89 lattice, with a traffic density of 39%. The model has self-organized to a disordered intermediate phase. The red cars and blue cars take turns to move; the red ones only move rightwards, and the blue ones move downwards. Every time, all the cars of the same colour try to move one step if there is no car in front of it. Please note that the video has been sped up such that only one in four frames is shown.
Reason
Highly encyclopedic; quality is decent. A very good feature of these videos is that even in the static thumbnails, they convey the concept well (although it is of course better to watch the actual animation). It is unfeasible to use an animated GIF image for something with many thousands of frames. Please note that much of the encyclopedic value lies in distinguishing between the disordered and periodic intermediate phases, so it makes most sense to support these two videos as a set.
Articles in which this image appears
Biham-Middleton-Levine traffic model
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Sciences/Mathematics
Creator
Purpy Pupple

Support Cowtowner (talk) 18:36, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BML 144 89 38.ogv --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:07, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BML 144 89 39.ogv --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:07, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kora-Khokhoi preparing to move

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Original - A Khoikhoi family dismantling their huts, preparing to move to new pastures. Aquatint by Samuel Daniell - (1805).
Reason
This aquatint by Samuel Daniell 1805 provides an accurate depiction of Khoikhoi life in the very early 1800s and late 1700s. Prior to their nomadic way of life being permanently and dramatically changed by the arrival of white and Bantu settlers. This is one of the earliest known and most artistically skilled depictions of the Khoikhoi.
Articles in which this image appears
Khoikhoi, Samuel Daniell, Pastoralism
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/Others
Creator
Samuel Daniell (1805), first uploaded onto Wikipedia by Anrie

Promoted File:Samuel Daniell - Kora-Khokhoi preparing to move - 1805.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:23, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Italian wall lizard

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Original - The Italian wall lizard or Ruin lizard (Podarcis sicula) is a species of lizard native to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Switzerland, but has also been introduced to Spain, Turkey, and the United States. This male lizard was photographed in Tuscany.
Edit 1 - Crop
Reason
Very good angle on the whole body of an attractive lizard, tail intact. Resolution is high, lighting is nice, and it's an FP on de.wiki.
Articles in which this image appears
Italian wall lizard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Richard Bartz

Promoted File:Podarcis sicula rb edit.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:33, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



1944 German Military Mark

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Original - Front and back of an original 1944 German Military Reichsmark.
Reason
It is high dpi and high resolution. There are less wrinkles than the original upload.
Articles in which this image appears
Reichsmark
FP category for this image
History/World War II
Creator
Sumsum2010

Support Assuming others are satisfied that the copyright is OK. The creases are annoying but everything is still clear. JJ Harrison (talk) 11:26, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't replied above because, despite reading as much as I could on it, I'm still not sure that the template on it is accurate, even though it is, as Sumsum2010 says, the one used on other German currency images. The Deutsche Bundesbank has said that there are no legal restrictions on reproducing Deutschmarks, which is not quite the same as saying they're in the public domain but perhaps close enough. However, Nazi-era currency would be a different issue. After the war the copyrights on work-for-hire done for the Third Reich government reverted to the authors, but something like this would obviously be collective authorship, in which case its copyright would not be held by anyone (since the Nazi government was considered an illegal entity after the war, it couldn't hold copyright). So I feel confident in saying that no copyright claim could be made on this image, but less confident in endorsing the particular template that's currently on it. Still, since there's no way it would be deleted from Commons, I'd say it's suitable to be featured if voters think the quality and historical value are sufficient. Chick Bowen 04:12, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Jujutacular talk 22:00, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



2D Random Walk

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Original - Two dimensional random walk for one particle on a 400 by 400 lattice. One million steps shown at 1500 steps per second: at each step, the particle randomly moves to any position in its Moore neighbourhood. The lattice has toroidal boundary conditions (i.e. going off one edge reappears on the opposite edge). The path traced by the particle slowly fades out. In the scaling limit, random walk approaches the Wiener process according to Donsker's theorem.
Reason
This is, in my opinion, the best media on Wikipedia demonstrating 2D random walk and its similarity to Brownian motion. Moreover, it is highly intriguing to look at.
Articles in which this image appears
Random walk; Brownian motion; Scaling limit.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Sciences/Mathematics
Creator
Purpy Pupple

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:33, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Petrified Forest National Park

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Original - The Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona, United States. View is toward the northwest from the main park road. Expanded: The colorful bands represent ancient soil horizons, which are sedimentary and are mainly fluvial (river-deposited). The Petrified Forest Member in which petrified trees are found is the reddish-brown layer, which comprises reddish mudstones and brown sandstone layers. It dates to 213–237 million years ago. During the last 1.8 million years, the Little Colorado River and its tributaries eroded the area, exposing the soil horizons and scattering fossilized forrest fragments throughout the ancient river beds, which are now the dry valley floor. (Source: NPS)
Edit1, cropped This aspect ratio at 429 × 169 pixels has the same area as the above original at 350 × 207 pixels. This crop is also designed to put the invisible distant horizon (not the cliff edge) at the center of picture (as opposed to the original, which has the viewer’s “head tilted back” with the center of the image above the horizon). The colors in the full-size images are exactly identical, although the thumb in the crop here is less saturated (don’t know why).
Reason
High quality, compelling view of the Petrified Forest National Park landscape
Articles in which this image appears
Petrified Forest National Park
FP category for this image
Landscapes
Creator
Finetooth
Changing to conditional support. Finetooth (talk) 16:39, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The PEFO Tepees.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Lyapunov fractal

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Original - Generalized Lyapunov fractal for the sequence BBBBBBAAAAAA, with growth parameter range (a,b) in [3.4, 4] x [2.5, 3.4], generated with Mathematica 5.
Reason
Excellent and encyclopedic image showing a Lyapunov fractal. The picture is of extremely high resolution and also has strong artistic merits. There is no good reason why the Mandelbrot set should have a ton of FPs and not the Lyapunov fractal. Also, I'm not sure why it wasn't promoted the last time it was nominated here because it seems to me there were 10 supports and 5 opposes.
Articles in which this image appears
Lyapunov fractal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Sciences/Mathematics
Creator
BernardH

Promoted File:Lyapunov-fractal.png --Makeemlighter (talk) 06:26, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



F-106 unmanned landing

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Original - F-106, number 58-0787, landed in February 1970 almost intact in a snowy field after the pilot ejected.
Reason
unusuall, historical image (not reproducible), decent quality
Articles in which this image appears
Convair F-106 Delta Dart, Belly landing, Cornfield Bomber
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
US Air Force

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:37, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Strombus sinuatus shell

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Original - Laciniate conch (Strombus sinuatus) shell
Reason
Featured on Commons, high quality, good EV, used in other national Wiki.
Articles in which this image appears
Strombus sinuatus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator
George Chernilevsky

Yes, there is a historical tradition only (by Ernst Haeckel and other wildlife illustrators) to draw apex at top, however it isn't dogma. This historical illustration by Ernst Haeckel breaks tradition (see shells at left and at right).
Also exist other historical tradition by other illustrators (however not so popular), to draw apex at bottom. For example: this picture has been made 1742. Personally I like such variant. However any angle of view is correct for a seashell, an example with ~30° rotation. --George Chernilevsky talk 08:19, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Strombus sinuatus 2010 G1.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 13:03, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Miller Receives the Navy Cross

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Original - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins Navy Cross on Doris Miller, at ceremony on board warship in Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942
Alternate - Much larger.
Reason
Here we have an important moment in World War II, in the History of the United States, and to a certain extent in the Civil Rights Movement that would emerge in the US in the 1960s. On December 7, 1941, during the attack at Pearl Harbor, Mess Attendant Doris Miller distinguished himself aboard the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) when he manned a unmanned anti-aircraft gun and - without any prior experience in its operation - fired the weapon against the attacking Japanese until the ammunition was exhausted. For this action Miller won the Navy Cross, the first African-American to be so honored in the United States Navy. In a ceremony aboard the carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), Miller's award was presented to him by then Admiral Chester Nimitz (as shown). For the historical importance of this image, I am hereby putting it forward as a Featured Picture Candidate.
Articles in which this image appears
Chester W. Nimitz, Doris Miller, Military history of African Americans
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
United States Navy

Not Promoted --Jujutacular talk 04:57, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Redeye gaper

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Original - A redeye gaper caught off-shore in North Carolina
Reason
Curious looking animal, certainly draws the reader into the article. Academic style of photograph (fish identified by and photograph taken by an expert), high quality, obvious EV, and not a bad article (by no means a one-line stub). Note that the "cuts" are entirely natural- they are the lateral lines.
Articles in which this image appears
Redeye gaper
FP category for this image
Fish
Creator
Steve Ross

Promoted File:Chaunax stigmaeus dorsal view2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:29, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



The Castello Plan

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Original - The Castello Plan is an early city map of Lower Manhattan (New York City) from 1660, created by Jacques Cortelyou, surveyor of New Amsterdam at that time. Around 1667, cartographer Joan Blaeu bound the plan, together with other hand-crafted New Amsterdam depictions, to an atlas, which he sold to Cosimo III de’ Medici. This transaction most likely happened in Amsterdam, Netherlands, as it has yet to be proven that Blaeu had ever ever even set foot in New Netherland. The plan arrived in Italy, where it was found in Villa di Castello near Florence in 1900 and printed in 1916, thus receiving its name. N.B. This is the redrawn version from 1916 by John Wolcott Adams and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes.
Reason
High resolution map, with plenty of EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Castello Plan, New Amsterdam, Colonial history of the United States, New York Harbor, Fort Amsterdam
FP category for this image
Maps
Creator
John Wolcott Adams and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes

Promoted File:Castelloplan.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:47, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]



James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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Original - Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter, self-portrait of James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Reason
High resolution self-portrait of an important artist. You can see the brush strokes clearly, no noticeable noise. Photo of the artwork comes from the Detroit Institute of Art (where the painting is located) so the colors should be reasonably correct.
Articles in which this image appears
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Dudes! Just pardon me all over the place for disagreeing with you but I think there are far, far better portraits for putting on the Main Page—like Balthasar Denner’s “Old woman”. My vote stands; please just accept that. Just out-vote me if you want it promoted. Greg L (talk) 20:08, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I know, that's fine. No one is denying you your vote. We're all/mostly/both rational, intelligent adults- I'm just trying to shed some light on your thought process. J Milburn (talk) 23:15, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My thought process?? Don’t worry about me, I’m just fiiiiiine. Greg L (talk) 01:59, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This candidation is not about "this picture is better than this picture"; if you think File:Balthasar Denner 003.jpg is a great painting and deserves the FP status, why you don't nominate it? And I think this paintings should not be compared; they are from different painting movements.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 15:52, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Whistler Selbstporträt.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:06, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]